Sanitary poultry and pet stock manure disposal base



July 21, 1931. l cRAlG 1,815,467

SANITARY POULTRY AND PET STOCK MANUBE DISPOSAL BASE Filed July 1, 1950 3Sheets-Sheet l Invenlor E. b. CRAIG July 21, 1931;

SANITARY POULTRY AND PET STOCK MANURE DISPOSAL BASE Filed July 1, 1930 3Sheetg-Sheet 2 Allorney July2l, 193 1. I EDCRMG 1,815,467

SANITARY POULTRY AND PET STOCK MANURE DISPOSAL BASE Fil ed Ju1y l, 19303 Sheets-Sheet 5 ogz d A llomey Patented July '21 1931 A mrso STATESPATENT orrics EDMOND D. CRAIG, OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR T BESSIECLIFTON CRAIG, 0F

' SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SANITARY POULTRY AND PET STOCK MANURE DISPOSAL BASEApplication filed July 1, 1930. Serial No. 465,229.

The present invention relates to a base for cages, casings, and likeconfinement devices for poultry, pets, stock and the like and the primeobjectbf the invention resides in the a provision of a base having meansfor receiving the droppings and the like whereby these may be disposedof in a sanitary manner and with ease. 4

A still further very important object of the w invention resides in theprovision of a base of this nature which is exceedingly simple in itsconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, compact and convenient in itsarrangement of parts, easy to manipulate, thorough- 165 1y efficient andreliable in use and operation, and otherwise well adapted to the purposefor which it is designed.

Another very important feature of the invention resides in thecombination of a foraminous or perforated floor through which droppings,etc., may pass and beneath which floor is disposed a removable sheet ofsuitable material upon which the droppings come to rest, the inventionstill further including means for facilitating the removal of a usedsheet and the substitution therefor of a clean or fresh sheet.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proso ceeds, the invention resides in certain novel featuresof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of arts as willbe hereinafter more fully descri ed and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a base embodying the features of myinvention showing a confinement superstructure mounted there- Figure 2is a side elevation thereof showing the upper part of the superstructurebroken off,

' Figure 3 is a top plan view of the base,

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view thereof, Figure 5 is a longitudinalvertical section through the base taken substantially on the line 5-5 ofFigure 3, and

Figure 6 is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on theline 6-6 of Figure 3. r

Referring to the drawing it will be seen that the letter A denotesgenerally a superstructure mounted on a base denoted generally by theletter B. The super-striicture A may be of any preferred constructionsuch as a cage, casing, or the like. The invention resides in theconstruction of the base B.v

This base B comprises a bottom 5 with side walls 6 rising therefrom andextending beyond the rear edge thereof. Front and rear walls 7 and 8respectively are formed between the upper portions of the side wall 6and terminate in spaced relationto the bottom 5. A sheet of meshed wireor the like 9 is mounted between the sides and the front and rear wallabove the bottom The side vwalls 6 beyond the bottom 5 are provided withnotches 10 in whichare journalled the ends of a rod 11 through-the core12 of a roll of paper 14:. v

The paper of this roll 14 is trained under a roller 15 journalledbetween the sides 6 at the rear edge of the bottom 5 so that the papermay be disposed over the bottom 5 as is clearly illustrated in Figure 5.16 is mounted on a rod 17 rock-able through openings in the front endsof the side walls 6 and at its bottom edge is formed with teeth 18 toengage the sheet of paper from the roll 14 so as to hold the same flaton the bottom 5 and permit it to be torn off as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter.

On the ends of the rod 17 are cranks 18 receivable in notches 19 and 20formed on the sidewalls 6. When the cranks are in the notches 19 thepanel 16 is disposed as is shown in Figure 5 but when the cranks aresprung out of the notches 19 and moved over the notches 20 then thepanel 16 is in a raised position.

The walls 6, 7 and 8 are formed with flanges 21 of double ply formationto receive the edges of the teeth 9 therebetween and these flanges alsofunction as supports for the superstructure A.

From the above detailed description, it will be seen that the droppingsand the like will fall through the perforated ormesh sheet 9 onto thepaper across the bottom 5. When it is desired to clean out thedroppings. then the panel 16 is swung to a raised position as A p andheretofore described and the paper is moved out until a clear surface ispresented. Then the panel 16 is lowered and the dirty paper torn off andthrown away.

' It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantagesof this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in thisart without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, andinthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A base structure o t-the class described comprising a bottom, sidesrising from the bottom, a perforated sheet across the sides above thebottom, a roll of paper journalled between the sides so that the papermay be stretched across the bottom, said roll of paper being journalledat one end of the base, a panel hingedly mounted at the other end of thebase to engage the paper on the bottom.

2. A. base structure of the class described comprising a bottom, sidesrising from the bottom. a perforated sheet across the sides above thebottom, a roll of paper journalled between the sides so that the papermay be stretched across the bottom, said roll of paper being journalledat one a panel hingedly mounted at the other end of the base to engagethe paper on the bottom, cranks on the panel to the outside of the base,said base being formed with notches to receive the cranks for holdingthe panel either in a raised or lowered position.

3. A base of the class described comprising a bottom, side Walls risingfrom the bottom, front and rear Walls between the side walls andterminating in spaced relation to the bottom, said walls havingoutwardly directed flanges of two-ply construction, a sheet offoraminous material having its edges between the plies of the flanges, aroll of paper journalled between the ends of the side walls to betrained over the bottom, and

a panel on a rod, said rod being journalled through the sides and havingcranks.

4. A base of the class described comprising a bottom, side walls risingfrom the bottom, front and rear walls between the side walls andterminating in spaced relation to the bottom, said walls havingoutwardly directed flanges of two-ply construction, a

end of the base,

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDMOND D. CRAIG.

